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Sometimes you just don't have the time of the energy to make dinner but you still want something tasty. It is at times like these that I like a quick pasta such as a carbonara pasta. The carbonara sauce comes together easily and in less time than it takes to boil the pasta. A typical carbonara sauce consists of egg yolks, parmigiano reggiano, pancetta and black pepper. One of the reasons that I like carbonara is that you can play around with it by adding different things. Shrimp is one of my favorite foods and I had been wanting to try a shrimp carbonara for a while. The shrimp carbonara did not disappoint; It was nice and light and tasty and the succulent shrimp worked well in the carbonara pasta. It was a super quick dish that did not compromise in flavour.

Shrimp Carbonara

ingredients

2 ounces linguine (gluten free for gluten free)

4 slices bacon (chopped)

1/4 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)

1 clove garlic (chopped)

pepper to taste

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano

1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)

directions

Start cooking the pasta.

Fry the bacon in a pan and set aside.

Drain most of the bacon grease from the pan but reserving about 1 tablespoons worth.

OMG, Kevin, my son just asking me (5 minutes ago) weather I have shrimps, he really in the mood to make pasta. I regret that I don't have any. Not even a frozen one. I guess I just have to ask him to stare at your dish instead!Look delicious as usual!

I had to come back and tell you that I made this dish for my son and I for dinner, the food critic isn't much of a shrimp person ... it was fantastic! I have never had bacon in pasta before and I loved the taste. I used some of the roasted red peppers I had put up earlier, the son said 'make sure you cook this again'. It is now in my recipe file :)

I just found your blog and wow...I'm amazed. Just amazed! You went from a person who ate the same thing often to someone who cooks, photographs and writes about such a beautiful variety of seasonal meals it's just so impressive. I can't wait to try your recipes and thanks for the wonderful blog!

So glad you shared this on your Facebook feed! Looks and sounds amazing. Shrimp are plentiful and cheap here now at the end of the season, cheaper than chicken! So, I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate them into our meals. Can't wait to try this one!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.